Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-22

A Very short sessioa Last t,vap,nr
Nothing But Routine Business Trans.
acted-ProposaIs For Paylpr In rr,n.
OF the City Hall.
City Council conveneN in ray,;ar
sion az 80 o'ciock last evening W.T.
President Ecksl in the chair. The ro,i
WAS called and The minutes read and
approved. anu
The report OF the CITY Treasursr
showed . balance OF S5l. so 9t3 ia th.,
U Union National Bank to the Grant, of
current ezpeLses, snd 81, ,I45 20 to the
credit of the park ru0d He also re.
ported having received the follow;n
am ounts; City Aud itor Ball, S429 al:
Tax Raceiv1r Kane, SG75; Tax Rsosiver
Moody. 1851. ''''-
The Street Com missioner 1eperted 4a
men and 8 teams employed, with 3
payroll OF t400 e3.
The Sewer Com mittea rsported 6va
men employed, with q pay. roll amount.
ing to $42.
e. P. Williamson wos granted per.
mission to set Is feet Of curb on -Four.
teenth street lear Clayton.
Tne petition OF Edward Patton, ask.
ing permission to remove frame build
ing from Bradford and b streets to n
point across New Castle avenue, was
granted.
The decision OF the board of arbitrs-
tion selected to settle the title 10 q piece
OF ground in the Ninth ward, was in
enect that the Lot now occupied By DR..
Chao WICK. on the o I'd Academy grounds,
belongs to the city. The decision, which
was quite lengthy, was read bv The
clerk and referred to the Public Build
ing Committee.
The petition of John III. Forrest and
others, asking that FIRE alarm box be-
placed at Thirteenth and Claymopt
streets. was referred to the Firs Com
mittee
David P. Smyth petitioned for psr-
mission to transfer his license az an
auctioneer to George Drake, and tho
matter was referred to the Law Com.
miiiee.
communication was received from
Chief Engineer Robinson, calling At.
fentlon TO the removal Of centre stones
from second and Lombard streets, and
on seventh street between Shiplsy and
Orange streets. by parties who are con-
structing sewers, and asking that they
be prosecuted for violating the ordi-
nance. The matter WAS referred to tho
Police Committee
Tbs petition Of Edward P. Wilism-
son, to have the south side OF -Four.
seanth street from clayton to Rodney
streets, and ths west side OF Clay ton
street frem Psnnsylvsnia to Delaware
larenas paved, cugbed and gutierrez !,
was referred 30 the Street Coon mittse.
ne president announced that the
ordinance providing for an extraordi-
nary appropriation had been signed by
he Mayor and was now law Of this
city.
M- Chambers introduced an ordi.'
nance authorizing the Baltimore & Ohio
RAILROAD Company to pave around their
s1aslon at Delaware avenue and DUPONT
sereess, and at Market and Water street
with Beis'sr blocks. II was read q,
Committee.
The following proposals were opened
ior paving ths sidewalk in funs Of the
City Hall with korth riq1dsg stone:
ihoEss Davidson, 81 o,>of square
yard; William D.vidao1l lh ia bidne
Com mmittes.
On mo:ion Of Mo,r|s Tay lor 4. va. -
ordered that an order 'or costa on judg-
ment suit. which had been wronsfulix
drawn last week 10 fsvpr of the attor-
neys In the case, bs drawn in favor OF
Giles Lam bson, sheriff. The following
bills were ordered paid: p, W, g. b.
railroad, rs csnts; Williom O'Meara.
1858 So; James Y German, So; Martin
keoeb, Jr., 500; Board OF Education.
81. S75.